Same location vr overlap play space guardian remapping

Abstract

If an overlap of two or more extended reality (XR) safe play areas, associated with active XR devices (e.g., VR devices) operating in a physical space is detected, then a combined safe area is determined based on the first and second safe areas. A configured first XR safe area is generated. A virtual partition may demarcate the separation between the safe areas. The virtual partition may include a buffer zone that separates the reconfigured first safe area from the reconfigured second safe area. An errant XR device may be guided back to its safe area.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 detecting, by control circuitry, an intersection in a physical space of a first extended reality (XR) safe area and a second XR safe area;   generating, by the control circuitry, a configured first XR safe area, wherein the configured first XR safe area includes no intersection in the physical space with the second XR safe area;   determining, by the control circuitry, that an XR device is approaching a boundary of the configured first XR safe area or has crossed the boundary of the configured first XR safe area; and   based at least in part on the determining, generating an indication of a warning to the XR device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the generating, by the control circuitry, the configured first XR safe area comprises determining a combined safe area based on the first XR safe area and the second XR safe area. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the indication of the warning comprises causing activation of a passthrough display mode for the XR device. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the indication of the warning comprises causing generation of a visual display visible via the XR device, wherein the visual display indicates the configured first XR safe area or the second XR safe area. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 generating, by the control circuitry, a configured second XR safe area, wherein the configured second XR safe area includes no intersection in the physical space with the configured first XR safe area; and   based at least in part on determining, by the control circuitry, that a second XR device is approaching a boundary of the configured second XR safe area or has crossed the boundary of the configured second XR safe area, generating an indication of a warning to the second XR device.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 generating a buffer zone between the configured first XR safe area and the configured second XR safe area.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the XR device is a first XR device, wherein the generating the configured first XR safe area performed such that a size of the configured first XR safe area relative to the size of the configured second XR safe area is based at least in part on an average activity level generated by a first application active for the first XR device and the average activity level generated by a second application active for the second XR device. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the generating the configured first XR safe area is performed such that the configured first XR safe area is approximately equal in size to the configured second XR safe area. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the configured first XR safe area is generated such that the configured first XR safe area is located approximately as close as possible to the first XR safe area. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the generating the indication of the warning comprises causing a display by the first XR device indicating a path to the configured first XR safe area. 
     
     
         11 . A system comprising:
 a memory; and   control circuitry configured to:
 detect an intersection in a physical space of a first XR safe area and a second XR safe area; 
 generate, by the control circuitry, a configured first XR safe area, wherein the configured first XR safe area includes no intersection in the physical space with the second XR safe area; 
 store the configured first XR safe area in the memory; 
 determine, by the control circuitry, that an XR device is approaching a boundary of the configured first XR safe area or has crossed the boundary of the configured first XR safe area; and 
 based at least in part on the determining, generate an indication of a warning to the XR device. 
   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the generating, by the control circuitry, the configured first XR safe area comprises determining a combined safe area based on the first XR safe area and the second XR safe area. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the indication of the warning comprises causing activation of a passthrough display mode for the XR device. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the indication of the warning comprises causing generation of a visual display visible via the XR device, wherein the visual display indicates the configured first XR safe area or the second XR safe area. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the system is configured to:
 generate a configured second XR safe area, wherein the configured second XR safe area includes no intersection in the physical space with the configured first XR safe area; and   based at least in part on determining that a second XR device is approaching a boundary of the configured second XR safe area or has crossed the boundary of the configured second XR safe area, generate an indication of a warning to the second XR device.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the system is configured to:
 generating a buffer zone between the configured first XR safe area and the configured second XR safe area.   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the XR device is a first XR device, wherein the generating the configured first XR safe area performed such that a size of the configured first XR safe area relative to the size of the configured second XR safe area is based at least in part on an average activity level generated by a first application active for the first XR device and the average activity level generated by a second application active for the second XR device. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the generating the configured first XR safe area is performed such that the configured first XR safe area is approximately equal in size to the configured second XR safe area. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the configured first XR safe area is generated such that the configured first XR safe area is located approximately as close as possible to the first XR safe area. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the generating the indication of the warning comprises causing a display by the first XR device indicating a path to the configured first XR safe area.